Marc,
A very eloquent explanation of drilled/slotted rotors, very nice.
I've used them on my '66 for a year now with no problems. No fade, no noise.
I've also got the airdam which directs air currents to the brakes.
Does the airdam help appreciably in dissipating heat from the rotors? Also,
should I worry about doing any panic stops with drilled/slotted rotors? In the
past, with the stock rotors I have slammed on the brakes and skidded to stops. I
haven't had to on these drilled rotors.
Fred
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>Subject: Re: drilled and slotted rotors (long)
>Author: Marc Sayer <marcsayer@home.com>
>Date: 2/9/2001 12:54 PM
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>R Haug wrote:
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> List,
> I am considering replacing my standard rotors with the drilled and
> slotted rotors for my 67.5.
> Has anyone used these on the street?
> If so, is there much difference in braking with these as compared to to
> standard rotors?
> Is there any increased or decreased noise?
> I would think there may be an improvement in fade resistance.
> Maybe a slight decrease in unsprung weight.
> Anything else?
> Bob
>
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>This is the situatio where a rotor with an imporved cooling capabilty will help
>prevent or delay heat-induced brake fade. If a rotor overheats in one or two
>hard stops, the likelyhood is that the rotor does not have enough mass. If it
>takes repeated hard stops and happens only when the brakes are used frequently,
>then they problem may lie with either the rotor's mass and/or its ability to
>shed heat.
>
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>Marc Sayer
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>71 FJ510
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